Research programs at Uvalde
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Research excellence at Uvalde
Research at Uvalde advances sustainable and profitable intensive agriculture and wildlife management systems for the region, the state and beyond.
System Plant Physiology
System Plant Physiology Developing crops with enhanced nutritional qualities, identifying new methods to improve environmental attributes Summary This program focuses on plant biology and its integrations with micro and macro environments, utilizing physiological, molecular, or metabolic traits to understand associated biological processes. Our broad goal is developing crop varieties with enhanced crop productivity, nutritional qualities…
Vegetable Physiology, Production and Quality
Vegetable Physiology, Production and Quality Maximizing crop yield, quality and resource use efficiency in water limited areas in less fertile soils Summary The Vegetable Physiology research program aims at understanding plant adaptation mechanisms to abiotic stresses (water limitation, drought and heat stress) and in developing sustainable cropping systems for high-value crops. Publications Recent Related Publications…
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Agro-Ecology and Cropping Systems
Agro-Ecology and Cropping Systems Ecophysiology research for improved water use efficiency and soil health in cropping systems Research for healthy production systems Our Agro-Ecology and Cropping Systems program focuses on the ecophysiological mechanisms of soil-plant-water interactions for improving water use efficiency and soil health in cropping systems. Our main research areas are: Characterization of plant traits…
Vegetable Breeding
Vegetable Breeding Research and development of vegetable cultivars suited for the Southern region of the U.S. Texas A&M AgriLife has been breeding onion cultivars for the last 45 years and have developed popular open pollinated cultivars (e.g. Texas Grano 1015Y, Texas Legend). Uvalde Center’s vegetable breeding program is conducting research and developing onion and watermelon…
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Wildlife Disease Ecology Identifying strategic research priorities in the conservation and management of native, exotic and invasive wildlife populations at the livestock interface Summary An improved understanding of wildlife epidemiology will allow for the identification of intervention strategies which will in turn benefit wildlife health, agricultural productivity, biodiversity and human health. Publications Paddock, CD, J…
